SEC. 53-9-9. Bureau of geology and energy resources to administer and enforce law.

The bureau of geology and energy resources of the Mississippi Department of Natural Resources is hereby designated as the agency to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter.

SOURCES: Laws, 1979, ch. 477, Sec. 5, eff from and after July 1, 1979.

1997 Amendment

SECTION 7. Section 53-9-9, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

53-9-9. The department is * * * designated as the agency to administer * * * this chapter. The commission is designated as the body to enforce this chapter, including, but not limited to, the issuance of penalty orders, promulgation of regulations regarding matters addressed in this chapter, and designation of lands unsuitable for surface coal mining. The permit board is designated as the body to issue, modify, revoke, transfer, suspend and reissue permits and to require, modify or release performance bonds under this chapter.

SOURCE: 1997 Laws, Chapter 306, Sec. 7, SB2725, Effective Ap-March 10, 1997.